Which to use
“lancez” and “langer” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,889
- “lancez” frequency rank
- #38,889
- “langer” frequency rank
- 58778
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lancez | langer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de lancer. | Mettre une couche à un bébé. |
Where the eye mixes lancez and langer
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. lancez and langer follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses lancez with langer
A purely visual mix-up. lancez (\lɑ̃.se\) and langer (\lɑ̃.ʒe\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58778, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lancez is recorded at frequency rank #19,889, classified as averb, pronounced \lɑ̃.se\. langer is at rank #38,889, tagged as averb, pronounced \lɑ̃.ʒe\.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 58778, this pair ranks #106,986 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of lancez vs langer
Shared letters: aeln. Private to "lancez": cz. Private to "langer": gr.
"lancez" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "langer" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "lancez" and "langer" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "lancez" or "langer"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "lancez" and "langer" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "lancez" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "langer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #106,986 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lancez" and "langer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "langer vs linges". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #106,986 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.